I Have Faced the Facts

[Shadowfax]

I am proud of how this team battled last night, and the job that Mike McCarthy did given the adversity and injuries this year. Having said that, if I am honest, I have to admit that we were beaten by a better team last night.

When teams are so evenly matched, and we are, the games come down to a handful of plays/decisions.

1. Fred Warner picks off the deflected pass and Trevon drops his chance

2. Schulz drops a pass on the sideline (tough catch but one he should make), then gets knocked backwards at the end of the game to keep the clock running. By contrast, Kittle makes an amazing catch on the drive that ultimately put them in front for good (also, Trevon could have possibly pulled it loose but whiffed completely)

3. A rookie qb for SF made some pinpoint throws in tight coverage with pressure in his face and our qb didn’t do it enough (e.g., Michael Gallup deep pass)

4. We get a special teams fumble and have 1st and goal at the 7 and didn’t score a TD

5. Our KR makes a great return, but if he breaks to the outside at the end of the run he scores

Just a handful of plays and differences that mattered and showed that the better team won. May not have been the case if Tony and Carlos Watkins don’t get hurt (Watkins was stout against the run)

We have a lot to build on, but have some tough decisions to make in the offseason. I hope we can continue trending upwards.

 

[acr731]

Their rookie QB played like a seasoned vet. Our seasoned vet played worse than a rookie.



I like the Lord Of The Rings reference for a username.... cool choice.

 

[Swagger]

Despite all his mistakes and terrible play, the key moments came in the 3rd quarter when Prescott underthrew Lamb for an easy touchdown and soon after the 49ers scored a TD after the Kittle catch. The scores were 9-9 and with both defenses playing so well it felt like whichever team broke the shackles at that point would win. You pay a QB $40 million he needs to make that throw.

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

Continue trending upwards since 1995!!

Only the Cowboys!!

 

[Dale]

Despite all his mistakes and terrible play, the key moments came in the 3rd quarter when Prescott underthrew Lamb for an easy touchdown and soon after the 49ers scored a TD after the Kittle catch. The scores were 9-9 and with both defenses playing so well it felt like whichever team broke the shackles at that point would win. You pay a QB $40 million he needs to make that throw.

Spot on. The deep misses to Lamb (still a completion) and Gallup were devastating.

Imagine Aikman underthrowing Harper in '92 or Staubach's Hail Mary sailing over Pearson's head.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I am proud of how this team battled last night, and the job that Mike McCarthy did given the adversity and injuries this year. Having said that, if I am honest, I have to admit that we were beaten by a better team last night.

When teams are so evenly matched, and we are, the games come down to a handful of plays/decisions.

1. Fred Warner picks off the deflected pass and Trevon drops his chance

2. Schulz drops a pass on the sideline (tough catch but one he should make), then gets knocked backwards at the end of the game to keep the clock running. By contrast, Kittle makes an amazing catch on the drive that ultimately put them in front for good (also, Trevon could have possibly pulled it loose but whiffed completely)

3. A rookie qb for SF made some pinpoint throws in tight coverage with pressure in his face and our qb didn’t do it enough (e.g., Michael Gallup deep pass)

4. We get a special teams fumble and have 1st and goal at the 7 and didn’t score a TD

5. Our KR makes a great return, but if he breaks to the outside at the end of the run he scores

Just a handful of plays and differences that mattered and showed that the better team won. May not have been the case if Tony and Carlos Watkins don’t get hurt (Watkins was stout against the run)

We have a lot to build on, but have some tough decisions to make in the offseason. I hope we can continue trending upwards.

the teams are not evenly matched. After losing to the 49ers last year...Dallas again made the mistake of thinking they were evenly matched and did very little to the roster. 49ers add McCaffery...and with the last pick in the draft at QB....beat us. Last year they beat us with a different QB. Purdy will get better. Dak is who he is.

Kellen Morre was not, is not, and will never be better than Kyle Shanahann. Kyle was in the Super Bowl with Matt Ryan. Kyle was in the Super Bowl with Garapalo. Kyle is on the cusp of being the Super Bowl with Purdy. That is 3 different QBs over a 10 year window. Again...the teams are not evenly matched.

 

[Swagger]

Spot on. The deep misses to Lamb (still a completion) and Gallup were devastating.

Imagine Aikman underthrowing Harper in '92 or Staubach's Hail Mary sailing over Pearson's head.

Exactly. That's what it's all about. If you pay a QB the big bucks then he has to make a few plays to help the team win the game. Purdy didn't do much but he did enough - no backbreaking turnovers and he executed some nice throws when the team needed it. Prescott the opposite

 

[jazzcat22]

2023 season....rinse and repeat unless they make some major changes in their player personnel philosophy.

We can go 10-7 and finish 4 in the division if Washington gets a QB. 3rd if they don't.

Need to see how they approach FA this year. I am sure they will draft well, as they have been.

 

[big dog cowboy]

if I am honest, I have to admit that we were beaten by a better team last night.

I don't think so. Average play by Dak and the Cowboys win. He was HORRIBLE.

 

[JW82]

Their rookie QB played like a seasoned vet. Our seasoned vet played worse than a rookie.



I like the Lord Of The Rings reference for a username.... cool choice.

2nd time in 3 weeks the rookie played circles around him.

 

[Playmaker3128]

Before halftime for me. Run the ball on 2nd and 2 for Christ sake

 

[thunderpimp91]

Yeah this team went toe to toe on the road with what is probably the best team in the conference, but it felt like too many players on the Cowboys weren't ready for the moment. Simply missed opportunity after missed opportunity. You want to chalk some of it up to coaching, but at some point players have to actually make a play. Diggs has to catch the football, that is what he does. Schultz has to do the fundamentals. Dak has to act like he has played in an actual NFL game before. Kickers have to make XPs. Your guys in coverage need to know late in games to take away the inside so receivers can't get the easy underneath catch. The frustrating part of all this is talent wise the Cowboys matched up very well with SF, the Cowboys just couldn't make the routine plays.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I don't think so. Average play by Dak and the Cowboys win. He was HORRIBLE.

This is the attitude that constantly has us believing "we are right there". I am okay with fans thinking like this....but the front office has got to be better.

 

[CowboyFrog]

This game was there to win, sorry it was, Dak and the offense laid an egg and that just cant keep happening.

 

[Tabascocat]

Mr Irrelevant outplayed Mr Inconsistent…….simple as that.

 

[Doomsday]

Dak missed 3 TDs with awful passes one to Lamb down the sideline where he was 5 yards past his defender and made a circus catch on, another to Lamb on 3rd down when he had 2 yards on Warner down the middle of the field and Dak was short and left with the throw and another to Gallup that was over his head and way behind him.

Who knows how many other plays were left on the field because he was locked onto Schultz or Lamb the entire game.

Jesse Holley was calling out some of the coverages during the game, yet Dak seemed to be totally baffled about where to go with the ball.

Up until this season, I felt like Dak was getting better each year, but he appears to have hit a wall and even regressed.

 

[Dakota]

News flash: Dak has peaked, he is currently on the decline. You can either face it or continue lying to youself. The huge contract was a horrible mistake. The eagles made the same mistake, realized it and somehow managed to get out from under it. Unfortunately, we won't.

 

[12+88=7]

Despite all his mistakes and terrible play, the key moments came in the 3rd quarter when Prescott underthrew Lamb for an easy touchdown and soon after the 49ers scored a TD after the Kittle catch. The scores were 9-9 and with both defenses playing so well it felt like whichever team broke the shackles at that point would win. You pay a QB $40 million he needs to make that throw.

Go back and look at that play. You will see TY Hilton running to the inside on the other side open.

If Prescott throws to Hilton it would have been a long completion and set up Dallas for a score.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

News flash: Dak has peaked, he is currently on the decline. You can either face it or continue lying to youself. The huge contract was a horrible mistake. The eagles made the same mistake, realized it and somehow managed to get out from under it. Unfortunately, we won't.

the first step is to get someone else in the building. That is what the Eagles did. They did not let Carson Wentz presence on the roster preclude them from drafting Jalen Hurts.

 

[Shadowfax]

Dak missed 3 TDs with awful passes one to Lamb down the sideline where he was 5 yards past his defender and made a circus catch on, another to Lamb on 3rd down when he had 2 yards on Warner down the middle of the field and Dak was short and left with the throw and another to Gallup that was over his head and way behind him.

Who knows how many other plays were left on the field because he was locked onto Schultz or Lamb the entire game.

Jesse Holley was calling out some of the coverages during the game, yet Dak seemed to be totally baffled about where to go with the ball.

Up until this season, I felt like Dak was getting better each year, but he appears to have hit a wall and even regressed.

I don’t disagree, and if you contrast SF, they get to the playoffs last year but recognize they are being held back at QB. They trade up for Lance and draft a qb late this year. I don’t think there is a true fan who doesn’t think we need to be preparing for the future sooner than later.